The effect of climate change on solar radiation in Nigeria

Ohunakin, Olayinka S.; Adaramola, Muyiwa S.; Oyewola, Olanrewaju M.; Matthew, Olaniran J.; Fagbenle, R. O.

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2015.03.027

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“…Despite the vast abundance of renewable resources in Nigeria, only the hydroelectric source is being utilized most for power generation, and that is even at an exploitation rate which is below the full potential [45]. Solar power is used majorly among urban households/cities, and in some selected demonstration locations in rural centres [23,25]. All other renewable sources also remain under-utilized.…”

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“…Low potential of annual global solar radiation exists in Zone III (comprising all locations in the South including the coastal region), and can only be suitable for stand-alone PV systems. However, some states/locations in the SoutheWest and SoutheEast regions can readily support decentralized energy projects [23,25].…”

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“…[23,25]), while wind energy conversion systems have had little applications in remote locations of Sokoto, Katsina and Bauchi States for water pumping and mill grinding [16,26]. Furthermore, since these applications experience fluctuations due to available solar and wind energy sources, there is thus the need for a combination of properly sized wind turbine, PV panel, storage unit and auxiliary energy (diesel-generator) components, in order to provide a reliable service so as to meet a particular load and operate in an unattended manner for extended periods of time [3,27e29].…”

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Economic evaluation of hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in six geo-political zones of Nigeria

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a b s t r a c tRural electrification improves the quality of life of rural dwellers having limited or non-access to electricity through decentralized electricity coverage. Since the price of oil is unstable and fluctuating day by day and grid expansion is not also a cost effective solution, integrating renewable energy sources thus become an important alternative for rural electrification. The present study investigated the feasibility of different power generation configurations comprising solar array, wind turbine and diesel generator in different locations within the geo-political zones of Nigeria. Six rural communities were randomly chosen from each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria with the intention that the results of the study could be replicated in other remote locations of the selected zones with similar terrains. HOMER (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable) simulation software was used to determine the economic feasibility of the systems. The simulations concentrated on the net present costs, cost of energy and renewable fraction of the given hybrid configurations for all the climatic zones. The analysis indicates that the PV/diesel/battery hybrid renewable system configuration is found as optimum architecture for both sensitivity cases of 1.1 and $1.3/l of diesel. It also displayed better performance in fuel consumption and CO 2 reduction.

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“…Firstly, as the model is based on the digital model of the surface (in this case roofs), it does not take into account the weather conditions that have a significant impact on the actual solar radiation [47]. This aspect may increase due to future climate change and a constantly increasing amount and duration of periods with extreme weather [48][49][50][51]. As Ohunakin et al [48] presented, considering future changes of solar radiation is a common element in the recent studies on the effect of climate change on solar radiation.…”

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“…This aspect may increase due to future climate change and a constantly increasing amount and duration of periods with extreme weather [48][49][50][51]. As Ohunakin et al [48] presented, considering future changes of solar radiation is a common element in the recent studies on the effect of climate change on solar radiation. It cannot be denied, the climate changes are already well proven in the literature [49], and their implications to the economic development are severe [51].…”

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SOLIS—A Novel Decision Support Tool for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in ArcGIS

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2018

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Abstract:The global Sustainable Development Goals influence the implementation of energy development strategies worldwide. However, in order to support local stakeholders in sustainable energy development strategies and climate change adaptation plans and the implementation of policies, there is a need to equip local decision makers with tools enabling the assessment of sustainable energy investments. In order to do so, the aim of this study is to create a novel tool for the assessment of solar radiation (SOLIS) in ArcGIS. The SOLIS tool builds on the existing ArcGIS algorithm by including input data conversion and post-processing of the results. This should expand the group of potential users of solar radiation analyses. The self-filtering tool excludes surfaces that are not suitable for solar energy investments due to geometrical reasons. The reduction of the size of the output data is positive for technical reasons (speed of the calculation and occupied storage place) and for cognitive reasons (reduction of the number of objects necessary to analyse by the user). The SOLIS tool limits the requirement for users to insert three-dimensional (3D) models of roofs (with any geometry) and select solar radiation calculation periods. The highlight of this research is to develop the decision support tool for the assessment of solar radiation, which would reduce the requirements for potential users, in order to promote indicator-based assessments among non-Geographical Information Systems (GIS) specialists.

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Climate Change in Zimbabwe’s Vulnerable Communities: A Case Study of Supporting Enhanced Climate Action Project (SECA Project) in Bulilima District

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2021

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The effect of climate change on solar radiation in Nigeria

Cited by 53 publications

References 42 publications

Economic evaluation of hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in six geo-political zones of Nigeria

Economic evaluation of hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in six geo-political zones of Nigeria

SOLIS—A Novel Decision Support Tool for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in ArcGIS

Climate Change in Zimbabwe’s Vulnerable Communities: A Case Study of Supporting Enhanced Climate Action Project (SECA Project) in Bulilima District

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